- The number of Title I schools in each state that have
failed two years in a row and must allow students to transfer this fall
(information was provided by each state):
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- Alabama 57
- Alaska 11
- Arizona 344
- Arkansas 0
- California 1,009
- Colorado 154
- Connecticut 28
- Delaware 20
- D.C. 12
- Florida 246
- Georgia 625
- Hawaii 85
- Idaho 88
- Illinois 435
- Indiana 97
- Iowa 26
- Kansas 118
- Kentucky 107
- Louisiana 24
- Maine 19
- Maryland 118
- Massachusetts 259
- Michigan 1,513
- Minnesota 79
- Mississippi 122
- Missouri 63
- Montana 68
- Nebraska 105
- Nevada 19
- New Hampshire 4
- New Jersey 274
- New Mexico 63
- New York 529
- North Carolina 17
- North Dakota 20
- Ohio 760
- Oklahoma 33
- Oregon 9
- Pennsylvania 256
- Puerto Rico 234
- Rhode Island 34
- South Carolina 31
- South Dakota 13
- Tennessee 132
- Texas 121
- Utah 22
- Vermont 28
- Virginia 35
- Washington 60
- West Virginia 13
- Wisconsin 113
- Wyoming 0
- Total 8,652
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- More information from the U.S. Department of Education
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- WASHINGTON - Students at
more than 8,600 public schools nationwide will have the right to transfer
to better schools in their districts when classes start in the fall, the
Department of Education said Monday.
The new education law signed by President Bush in January requires low-income
students whose schools don't meet state academic standards for two years
to be allowed to transfer, and states must help pay the cost of transportation.
"For the first time, school districts must tell, and parents will
know, which schools are not making sufficient academic progress,"
Education Secretary Rod Paige said in announcing the number. "Parents
will now have new options to give their child a quality education."
The new regulations govern Title I schools " those in which half of
the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The 8,652 failing
schools announced Monday represent about one-fifth of the nation's 46,500
Title I schools and about 9% of all U.S. public schools.
It's difficult to compare states' failure rates because each state sets
its own standards for success and its own criteria for making progress.
At 1,513, Michigan has one of the longest lists of Title I schools identified
as failing, followed by California at 1,009. But Arkansas and Wyoming don't
have any, while New Hampshire has four and Oregon nine.
T.J. Bucholz, spokesman for Michigan schools, says the state has a higher
number of failing schools because "our standards are extremely rigorous."
The news on which schools are failing has already reached parents in a
number of states. Those wondering whether their school is on the list "
and how to go about requesting a transfer " should contact their state
department of education or local district.
Todd Ziebarth, policy analyst for the Education Commission of the States,
says some states will face problems trying to comply with the law between
now and September. Those include finding seats in better schools for transferring
students and letting parents know about all their choices.
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- http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2002-07-02-transfer.htm
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